OFFSITE TOUR: Robotics Building, U-M North Campus
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Enrollment: This tour is limited to 20 attendees. A waitlist will be available.
The University of Michigan Robotics Department is located at the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building on North Campus. Opened in 2021, the complex houses the first Robotics Department among top-ten engineering schools, including one of the first undergraduate programs in robotics alongside its graduate programs. On the tour, you will see where Michigan roboticists are designing, testing, and deploying robots to improve everyday life and to tackle the most pressing issues facing society, including:
- Three-story fly zone for autonomous aerial vehicles
- An outdoor obstacle course for walking robots
- High-bay garage space for self-driving cars
- Indoor water tank for testing underwater autonomous systems
- A rehabilitation lab where lower-limb robotic prostheses and exoskeletons are designed and tested
- A robotics maker space with CNC, 3D printers, and other shop tools
- An outdoor Mars Yard with imitation Martian rocks and soil for testing rovers
Visitor parking space is provided across the street from the Robotics Department.
Driving directions and parking instructions will be emailed to class registrants a few days before the tour.
